April 02, 2017

Faith: For Others

In our statement of faith, we say: “We believe our love for God compels us to show love and good works toward all humanity.” The book of James shows us that when we have faith, actions follow. It is like an automatic result of faith. James was making an argument against some who claimed that faith alone was the key and he claimed that to say you have faith is only proven by the things you do. The word of God demonstrates to us how we are to act towards others. It is plain to see that Jesus preached in the sermon on the mount about our actions. If you say that your actions make faith then you would be wrong but if you say your faith causes actions, then you understand the power of believing the word and following the Spirit. Faith without works is dead. But when you truly have faith, works cannot be stopped!